Leucas aspera - Medicinal plant: A review

International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 153-159

  Srinivasan, R ^a   Ravali, B ^a   Suvarchala, P ^a   Honey, A ^a   Tejaswini, A ^a   Neeraja, P ^a  

^a Siddhartha Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Lamiaceae; Leucas aspera; Triterpenoid

Indexed keywords

DITERPENOID; GLUCOSIDE; LEUCAS ASPERA EXTRACT; NICOTINE; OLEANOLIC ACID; PHENOL; SITOSTEROL; STEROL DERIVATIVE; TRITERPENOID; URSOLIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; FLOWER; FRUIT; IC 50; LEUCAS ASPERA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; REVIEW; TOXICITY TESTING;

LAMIACEAE; LEUCAS; LEUCAS ASPERA;

EID: 84855515784     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09756299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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